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Ito Hospital

In research, Ito Hospital stands highest in Medicine (#7,625 of 10,443 worldwide) and Health Sciences (#9,471 of 11,982 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Medicine — Medicine is 4.2× its share of world research.

World rank, 2022–2025
#24,850
of 28,054 · #31,741 all time
Rank in Japan
#846
of 1,070
Research works
501
▲ 38% vs 2013–17
Citations
8.2k
16.3 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
7.6%
record average 16.5%
Open access
57%
world 28%

What is Ito Hospital known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, 2022–2025, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorksAll time
MedicineField #7,625 of 10,443 7.8%63 #13109
Health SciencesDomain #9,471 of 11,982 8.0%65 #16197

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Ito Hospital sits in it, in the colour of the band that rank falls in. The track under the rate is the rate itself: it carries no world mark, because the world rate differs by field (from about 6% to 21% in this record).

What does Ito Hospital specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Medicine takes 4.2× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. MedicineField · 63.3 works4.2×
← less than its size predictsmore →

Location quotient, a volume reading rather than an impact one. It surfaces small, lopsided specialities.

Field profile

Location quotient across every field it publishes in: outside the ring is more than an institution of this size would be expected to publish, inside it is less.

Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 0.18× its world share, 1 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.37× its world share, 6 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.41× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.66× its world share, 1 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.76× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Computer Science: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.10× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 0.15× its world share, 2 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.17× its world share, 1 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksMaterials SciencePhysics and Astronomy: 0.10× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.57× its world share, 1 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 4.22× its world share, 63 worksMedicineNursing: 1.31× its world share, 0 worksNursingDecision Sciences: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesPsychology: 0.10× its world share, 0 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.12× its world share, 1 worksSocial Sciencesworld share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, and 2×. Widest outward: Medicine, 4.2×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Ito Hospital?

Ranked on the composite score, Kiminori Sugino, Natsuko Watanabe and Jaeduk Yoshimura Noh lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Ito Hospital.

  1. 1 Kiminori Sugino Japan · #428,253 worldwide 82 citations · 53 works
  2. 2 Natsuko Watanabe Japan · #455,934 worldwide 62 citations · 17 works
  3. 3 Jaeduk Yoshimura Noh Japan · #491,479 worldwide 43 citations · 22 works
  4. 4 Kunihiko Ito Japan · #553,098 worldwide 114 citations · 61 works
  5. 5 Masako Matsumoto Japan · #671,524 worldwide 35 citations · 19 works
  6. 6 Koichi Ito Japan · #708,442 worldwide 158 citations · 93 works
  7. 7 Ai Yoshihara Japan · #743,780 worldwide 48 citations · 19 works
  8. 8 Wataru Kitagawa Japan · #958,296 worldwide 30 citations · 18 works
  9. 9 Masahiko Fukano Japan · #1,096,505 worldwide 4 citations · 15 works
  10. 10 Akifumi Suzuki Japan · #1,376,771 worldwide 16 citations · 17 works
All ranked researchers at Ito Hospital

Which keywords describe research at Ito Hospital?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Thyroid Carcinoma, BRAF Mutation, Differentiated Thyroid Cancer, Thyroid Nodules, Pregnancy, Cardiovascular Risk, Thyroid Dysfunction and Thyroid Hormone.

▲ more of its work than of the world’s◆ about the world’s share▼ less than the world’s

Size is fractional works in 2022–2025 in the topics tagged with each word; colour is the word's share of this institution's work against its share of the world's. The 40 words are chosen for being large and distinctive. Each links to the topic it comes from most.

All 40 words, with their numbers
  1. Thyroid Carcinoma12▲ 314×2 topics
  2. BRAF Mutation11▲ 199×2 topics
  3. Differentiated Thyroid Cancer11▲ 360×1 topic
  4. Thyroid Nodules11▲ 360×1 topic
  5. Epidemiology8▲ 2.6×30 topics
  6. Cardiovascular Risk6▲ 24×3 topics
  7. Pregnancy6▲ 36×3 topics
  8. Thyroid Dysfunction6▲ 234×1 topic
  9. Thyroid Hormone6▲ 234×1 topic
  10. Parathyroid Hormone5▲ 67×3 topics
  11. Postoperative Complications4▲ 41×3 topics
  12. Robotic Surgery4▲ 37×5 topics
  13. Quality of Life4▲ 3.5×12 topics
  14. Hypoparathyroidism4▲ 218×1 topic
  15. Thyroid Surgery4▲ 218×1 topic
  16. Inflammation4▲ 2.2×15 topics
  17. Rehabilitation4▲ 12×5 topics
  18. Treatment3▲ 3.6×13 topics
  19. Diagnosis3▲ 4.3×10 topics
  20. Cancer3▲ 2.8×12 topics
  21. Complications2▲ 6.0×10 topics
  22. Genetic Mutations2▲ 7.1×8 topics
  23. Management2▲ 3.6×9 topics
  24. Growth Hormone2▲ 56×2 topics
  25. Guidelines2▲ 5.9×6 topics
  26. Immunotherapy2▲ 3.7×7 topics
  27. Survival Analysis2▲ 9.8×4 topics
  28. Enteric Nervous System2▲ 56×2 topics
  29. Neoadjuvant Therapy2▲ 10×4 topics
  30. Radiotherapy2▲ 6.1×6 topics
  31. Surgical Treatment2▲ 12×3 topics
  32. Urinary Incontinence2▲ 30×2 topics
  33. Endoscopic Surgery2▲ 23×3 topics
  34. Pelvic Floor Dysfunction2▲ 46×1 topic
  35. Pelvic Organ Prolapse2▲ 46×1 topic
  36. Prevention2▲ 5.3×7 topics
  37. Prognostic Markers2▲ 20×3 topics
  38. Stem Cells2▲ 8.1×3 topics
  39. Fistulas2▲ 55×1 topic
  40. Hemorrhoids2▲ 103×1 topic

Which research topics does Ito Hospital publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Thyroid Cancer Diagnosis and Treatment, Thyroid Disorders and Treatments, Thyroid and Parathyroid Surgery and Pelvic floor disorders treatments.

  1. 1 Thyroid Cancer Diagnosis and Treatment Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism 11 works
  2. 2 Thyroid Disorders and Treatments Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism 6 works
  3. 3 Thyroid and Parathyroid Surgery Surgery 4 works
  4. 4 Pelvic floor disorders treatments Rheumatology 2 works
  5. 5 Anorectal Disease Treatments and Outcomes Surgery 2 works
  6. 6 Head and Neck Anomalies Surgery 1 works
  7. 7 Pituitary Gland Disorders and Treatments Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism 1 works
  8. 8 Breast Cancer Treatment Studies Cancer Research 1 works
  9. 9 Public Health and Nutrition Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health 1 works
  10. 10 Foot and Ankle Surgery Orthopedics and Sports Medicine 1 works

How open and international is its research?

Against the world’s own shares — the tick on each track. Both are shares of its output, so they sit on one scale and can be read against each other as well as against the world.

openly available57.2%not open42.8%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors19.5%domestic only80.5%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Ito Hospital's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 38% higher than in 2013–2017.

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The same series as a ribbon — one cell per year, darker for more. The line above answers how much; this answers when.

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